Game Of Thrones

After watching the first episode of Game of Thrones on HBO I decided to pick up the book. And I'm blown away... If you think it's all Lord of the Ringsy, it definitely is not. The title suggests it all... Simply, it is a game for the thrones. There can be only one, and everyone else loses in the struggle for power. Some don't want it, some lust for it and everyone in between is pawn. You can say it is very similar to what happened in the early days of English monarchy. Very volatile... There is some hints of magic, but it really isn't explored... yet. I almost shit a brick when I saw there was 5 more books and they are super long and epic! And 2 more in the works. More books to put in the reading queue I guess!

So far my favorite character has to Jon Snow, the bastard son of the main character. You can tell he's an outsider with no purpose in the family. He then goes off to join the Night's Watch. An outfit who's main purpose is to monitor the activities at the 'Wall'.

So many subplots, it's a little confusing with all the characters but the story is good one so far. I look forward to seeing how it unfolds.

Get Well Buster

News is pretty old. I went to this dreaded game against the Rays. It went extra innings after a improbable rally leading up to a tied score in the ninth. All in a matter of seconds, Buster's season ended. I wish he gets better soon. It's gonna be a long season, and chances of repeating aren't looking good. Especially with the dismal offense the Giants have been displaying. Hopefully, everyone picks it up, especially with Belt coming back. My other concern is that Whiteside or whoever they pick up to fill in catching duties, can handle our pitching staff. Panda, we need you!!!!

Part of my childhood...

Three+ posts in one day. Tis a slow day at the Office. When I put the guitar down, everyone and their moms dreamed of being a DJ. Inheriting a lot of records from my aunts and uncles and listening to my own punk/metal/hip hop records I was exposed to a lot of different styles of music. When the battle DJ/turntablist scene exploded in the 90's it always came down to the X-men (Executioners) of the East and the Best of the West, the Invisbl Skratch Piklz. It was Needle dropping and beat juggling, body tricks and scratching. The flare and craaaaab skratch was barely out and it opened a whole lot of doors to the DJ scene. Here's a video of an unofficial battle between the two crews, at the eve of the ITF Battle Scene. This was the Rocksteady Reunion in NYC circa '95-'96 I think.

The ISP set combined respective sets and ended in the Klamz of Deth routine.

Dunder Mifflin is Part of Sabre

One of my favorite moments in The Office (US Version). Pure comedic gold.

KUSF lives...

Writing this short blog right now, I decided to tune in to KUSF. Of course, and for your information, It's dial is no longer 90.3 FM, but with the sale to USC it's strictly online. It's a very storied station, much like Berkeley's KPFA, college radio is starting to go the way of the dinosaurs. Not a lot of outlets on the radio these days for indie music and long forgotten obscure classics.

Here's a link to the live stream...

http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/mini.cgi?station_name=kusf&site=PLR-kusf&tm=5826

SF's own Ty Segall showing support and playing a couple songs.

In the Year 2525

This song is so hauntingly fortelling. I found it in my dad's collection. I don't remember any other songs by this duo, Zager and Evans. I thought about it when I heard this song being used in the movie 'Gentlemen Broncos'. I was one of those dead pan humor movies you either love or hate. Similar to Nacho Libre or Napoleon Dynamite. If you can stand it, it's stupid, silly and clever. Otherwise, you might want to blow your brains out... in a church.



Here's the trailer from the movie:

This is old but...

It's awesome. Proof that Chewie and Animal are related.



I was talking about this with some coworkers one day and they didn't seem to believe me. This goes out to them! (What's up WL!)